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In the massive field of proposed remedies for California's fiscal insolvency and politically problematic system, a novel idea has come down the pike from Fresno. Bill Maze (R-Visalia) has proposed that California be split into two states, one of them containing the 13 counties from Marin to Los Angeles, and the other containing the 45 inland counties. Into Beachland and Califarmia, if you will, though Maze seems to want something more boring along the lines of "Western California." Because we

According to the Los Angeles Times, a California-based Federal districtcourt has taken up the question of whether California'sprison overcrowding violates the prisoners' "constitutional rights."The case name has not been released to the public, and there may be no singlecase, for the question comes on the heel of multiple lawsuits filed byattorneys claiming medical neglect of prisoners constitutes an infringement oftheir Constitutional rights. The objectionable part of this situation is notthe

Around this time of the year, there are several seasons that come to mind, like the holiday season, the football season or even winter vegetables.  But thanks to resourceful party planners for our beloved state legislators, we now renew the time-honored tradition of the fundraising season. Both parties spent tens of million of dollars generated by contributions to defend an incumbent seat or gain a new one in June and November.  Of the 100 races in the Assembly and Senate, only a handful of con

Remember the old days when the only way to make a phone call in public was to cocoon yourself in a tiny glass case, shut the door, drop a few dimes and dial a number? What were those ancient relics of yesteryear called again? Ah, that's right, phone booths. Try to find one of those on a street corner today, and you'll probably be out of luck. It appears that the same fate might befall another similar space: The voting booth. According to data from the California Association of Clerks and Electe